Tag: Freshwater

Lagoons aside the Ölfusá River Mouth, South IcelandThe Ölfusá is Icelands largest river in terms of volume (average flow of 423m3/s) and has major importance for the local salmon fishing industry. It is formed by the rivers Hvitá (coming from the glacier lake Hvitárvatn ...

By Peter Prokosch

Ölfusá River Mouth, South IcelandThe Ölfusá is Icelands largest river in terms of volume (average flow of 423m3/s) and has major importance for the local salmon fishing industry. It is formed by the rivers Hvitá (coming from the glacier lake Hvitárvatn ...

By Peter Prokosch

Ölfusá River Mouth, South IcelandThe Ölfusá is Icelands largest river in terms of volume (average flow of 423m3/s) and has major importance for the local salmon fishing industry. It is formed by the rivers Hvitá (coming from the glacier lake Hvitárvatn ...

By Peter Prokosch

Ölfusá River Mouth, South IcelandThe Ölfusá is Icelands largest river in terms of volume (average flow of 423m3/s) and has major importance for the local salmon fishing industry. It is formed by the rivers Hvitá (coming from the glacier lake Hvitárvatn ...

By Peter Prokosch

Selfoss at the River Ölfusá, South IcelandSelfoss with its small industries is with about 6500 inhabitants the largest residential area in South Iceland. The Ölfusá is Icelands largest river in terms of volume and has major importance for the local salmon fishin...

By Peter Prokosch

River Ölfusá, just North of Selfoss, South IcelandThe Ölfusá is Icelands largest river in terms of volume (average flow of 423m3/s) and has major importance for the local salmon fishing industry. It is formed by the rivers Hvitá (coming from the glacier lake Hvitárvatn ...

By Peter Prokosch

Delta of Þjórsá, Iceland's longest riverThe Þjórsá river is with its 230 km Iceland's longest river. The river has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull and ends at the south coast of Iceland. With its magnificent ever changing meanders it is one of the most ph...

By Peter Prokosch

Delta of Þjórsá, Iceland's longest riverThe Þjórsá river is with its 230 km Iceland's longest river. The river has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull and ends at the south coast of Iceland. With its magnificent ever changing meanders it is one of the most ph...

By Peter Prokosch

Glacial Rivers in South Iceland

By Peter Prokosch

Delta of Þjórsá, Iceland's longest riverThe Þjórsá river is with its 230 km Iceland's longest river. The river has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull and ends at the south coast of Iceland. With its magnificent ever changing meanders it is one of the most ph...

By Peter Prokosch

Chitwan National Park, NepalThe Chitwan National Park (CNP) is a world heritage site, and it also includes a Ramsar Site – Beeshazari Tal in its buffer zone. The CNP has a history of over three decades in park management and extensive experience in...

By Peter Prokosch

Glacial River in the Sagarmatha National Park, Himalaya, Nepal,Including the highest point on the Earth’s Surface, Mount Sagarmatha (Everest; 8,848 m) and an elevation range of 6,000 m Sagarmatha National Park (SNP) covers an area of 124,400 hectares in the Solu-Khumbu district of N...

By Peter Prokosch

Sangha River close to Bayanga at the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African RepublicThe Sangha River, a river in central Africa, is a tributary of the Congo River. Formed by the merging of the Mambéré River into the Kadéï River, the Sangha flows through the Central African Republic, along the border of...

By Peter Prokosch

Sangha River close to Bayanga at the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African RepublicThe Sangha River, a river in central Africa, is a tributary of the Congo River. Formed by the merging of the Mambéré River into the Kadéï River, the Sangha flows through the Central African Republic, along the border of...

By Peter Prokosch

Sangha River close to Bayanga at the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African RepublicThe Sangha River, a river in central Africa, is a tributary of the Congo River. Formed by the merging of the Mambéré River into the Kadéï River, the Sangha flows through the Central African Republic, along the border of ...

By Peter Prokosch

Coastal Wetland Restoration Area South of Saemangeum, South KoreaSouth Korea invests enormous sums in the restoration of small scale coastal wetlands south of the embanked Saemangeum estuaries, which formerly were used as fish ponds and for other purposes. On the one hand, this can be...

By Peter Prokosch

Coastal Wetland Restoration Area South of Saemangeum, South KoreaSouth Korea invests enormous sums in the restoration of small scale coastal wetlands south of the embanked Saemangeum estuaries, which formerly were used as fish ponds and for other purposes. On the one hand, this can be...

By Peter Prokosch

Coastal Wetland Restoration Area South of Saemangeum, South KoreaSouth Korea invests enormous sums in the restoration of small scale coastal wetlands south of the embanked Saemangeum estuaries, which formerly were used as fish ponds and for other purposes. On the one, hand this can be...

By Peter Prokosch

Coastal Wetland Restoration Area South of Saemangeum, South KoreaSouth Korea invests enormous sums in the restoration of small scale coastal wetlands south of the embanked Saemangeum estuaries, which formerly were used as fish ponds and for other purposes. On the one hand, this can be...

By Peter Prokosch

Coastal Wetland Restoration Area South of Saemangeum, South KoreaSouth Korea invests enormous sums in the restoration of small scale coastal wetlands south of the embanked Saemangeum estuaries, which formerly were used as fish ponds and for other purposes. On the one hand, this can be...

By Peter Prokosch

White-breasted Comorans (Phalacrocorax carbo), Lake Navasha, KenyaLake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in the Rift Valley North-West of Nairobi. The lake and its surrounding swamps, grass- and woodlands are home to a high diversity of wildlife, among them more than 400 bird species and a...